The Corruption of Azshara
Due to the highborne's abuse of arcane magic, Sargeras discovered the existence of the small world of Azeroth and fixed on it his sight and their lust for destruction. In a short time he realized the self-imposed isolation that Queen Azshara was subjected to and saw in it the opportunity to enter Azeroth. To do this, he posed as a god before the queen, which would grant him unlimited power and the ascension of the world to an unknown level in exchange for opening a portal to gain access. The queen and the highborne got to it immediately, making rapid progress, and soon opening the portal wide enough for Sargeras's first envoy to pass. This Burning Legion officer brought the Infernal Dogs, a breed hitherto unseen in the world. hakkar, which was his name, invoked them to recognize the surroundings of the palace, and keep them safe from intruders.
Within the walls of the royal palace, the ritual continued, and more and more demons traversed the Twisting Nether to join the queen's elite guard, yet it was not enough for the mighty titan to enter the world. . Azshara suggested to her advisor, xavius, which would block the use of magic to the rest of the kaldorei, and thus the sorcerer created a shield that would isolate the rest of the elves using magic from access to the chaotic energies of the well. The shield worked, but when the rest of the elves realized that their powers had been diminished, they redoubled their efforts, and some were able to pass through it, as well as a crowd worried about their queen, without doubting her at any time. , congregated at the palace gates in search of answers. Thus, Sargeras saw no other option than to send one of his most capable officers to this rebellious world, and the chosen one was pit lord Mannoroth, which finally severed the links of the rest of the Kaldorei population with the Well of Eternity, opening the portal further, and allowing the entry of eredar sorcerers, infernal guards and other members at the command of the mighty titan.
The crowds at the door of the palace followed one another, and finally, the doors of the impressive palace opened. The elves hoped to see their glorious queen, and that she would have an answer for their isolation from the well, but what they received was the first wave of demons on Azeroth. Hundreds of demons stormed from the palace gates, annihilating the surprised Kaldorei.
The Brothers and the War of the Ancients
At that time two brothers lived in Suramar faced by the love of a novice from Elune, she was Tyrande Whisper Winds, and her two suitors were the Stormrage brothers, Malfurion and Illidan, the latter of the two, with the rare gift of possessing amber eyes, which in Kaldorei culture was synonymous with a glorious future. Both brothers were being tutored by the demigod Cenarius, and initiated into the druidic arts, though such a slow and transcendental path of power did not fill Illidan's impetuous soul.
Rumors that something was happening in Queen Azshara's palace reached the ears of the brothers, and thanks to Cenarius's teachings, Malfurion was able to enter using the Emerald Dream into the corridors of the royal residence. There he witnessed the display of power being carried out by the Highborne, led by the queen's personal advisor. But just as the druid initiate was able to see the demonic army concentrate in the upper rooms of the palace, Xavius, with his great arcane powers, also detected it, and they maintained a battle on different planes that ended with the practical destruction of the tower of the palace and the death of numerous highborne, Xavius among them.
At that time, the five guardian aspects lived in peace and harmony, but Neltharion had begun to fall victim to whispers that incited him to disobey the designs imposed millennia ago by the Titans. Precisely the latter had an idea to help the incapable race of the Kaldorei to stop the advance of the Legion. The idea was to fuse the concentrated power of all dragons into a single weapon. Finally the weapon called Dragon Soul It was created with the consent of the rest of the aspects, each of them endowing the weapon with part of its own essence, thus sealing the fate of all of them.
Meanwhile, in Zin-Azshari, the Kaldorei capital, the elves had begun to plant an organized defense against the demons, led by General Lord Kur'Talos Raven Plume, and also fighting priestesses. from Elune, enter the ones where Tyrande was. Malfurion and Illidan were also part of that resistance. Kur'Talos, in awe of Illidan's magical ability, despite being separated from the well's energies, appointed him leader of the sorcerer squad. Illidan's use of magic was indiscriminate and brutal, on more than one occasion, because of him, several elves had fallen for demanding too much power. This was not frowned upon by Kur'Talos, which is why the latter finally decided to appoint another lesser known but more thorough wizard, and not Illidan, as the leader of the assault.
Illidan wanted this position of power to impress Tyrande, who seeing him as a general would inevitably fall into his arms, but it was not to be. In addition, he could see how the initiated priestess increasingly preferred her brother, a fact that did not satisfy Illidan at all. Dark thoughts crossed Illidan's mind, thoughts that were not his and that he did not share, so he decided to stay away from the rebellion so as not to hinder his comrades, and joined the Legion.
These thoughts were prompted by Xavius, who had been brought back by the power of Sargeras, and had modified his body to make the queen's first advisor the first satyr.
The dragons' assault finally came, with Neltharion leading the way, using the Dragon Soul to annihilate the countless ranks of demons. In the middle of that assault, the voices that had whispered to Neltharion for centuries finally achieved their goal, and drove the mighty leviathan mad, who in the middle of the combat was unable to distinguish friend from foe and caused the almost complete destruction of the blue flight, leaving to the leader of the same, malygos the Spellweaver, on the brink of death, said flight was the one that most tenaciously harassed the ranks of demons due to its magical affinity.
Illidan finally reached Zin-Azshari, and warned Sargeras and Azshara that the dragons possessed a weapon with which they would be able to open the portal far enough to pierce the titan's mighty body. Sargeras was pleased, but doubted Illidan's intention, so he agreed, but in return, demanded of him what made him different, burned his eyes, and put two demonic orbs in their place. Illidan had lost the ability to see like the rest of the elves, but in return, he had acquired a much broader vision that encompassed several spectra of magic, but his appearance was terrifying, which is why he covered his eyes forever with a blindfold. .
Illidan's real goal was use the Dragon Soul, hereinafter known as the Soul of the Demon, to permanently seal the portal, and take the merits of the end of the war. With the Demon Soul finally in his possession, having been snatched from his brother, who had infiltrated the lair of the black leviathan, Illidan appeared before Sargeras, who demanded that it be handed over to him to perform the ritual himself. Seeing the change of events, Illidan improvised a new plan, which was to let Sargeras cast the spell, to cast himself at the same time one that would create a maelstrom that would close the port forever.
Once the preparations were made, Sargeras began to use the energy of the Demon Soul to enlarge the portal and thus make his triumphal entry into Azeroth, meanwhile, Illidan, who had stored in seven vials samples of the waters of the Well of Eternity To increase his power, he stood up and began to cast his own counterspell. At that precise moment, Malfurion, in the midst of the chaos of the battle, was aware of his brother's intentions, and he set out to help him. Together, in spite of Illidan, they cast the spell to prevent the Titan from passing through the portal. The energies that were involved were colossal, and caused the seal that prevented the old gods from entering Azeroth to be torn, and they would manifest again, which had always been their intention, causing the nefarious whispers to Neltharion, henceforth. already known as Deathwing the Destroyer. The situation was desperate, as despite Sargeras' effort to open the portal, the combined will of the Stormrage twins forced the portal to close, and the old gods imbued images of power and glory upon Illidan to facilitate its passage. Finally, Malfurion was able to control the chaotic energies that swirled around the well, and close the portal, but at terrifying cost. At that moment, the portal was closed, neither Sargeras nor the old gods would enter Azeroth anymore, but the released energies had completely divided the world, and it suffered greatly. Faced with the impending cataclysm, the combined forces currently fighting the Burning Legion fled to the highest point nearby, the top of Mount Hyjal.
The First Cataclysm and Illidan's Gift
The energies released by closing the portal could not be absorbed naturally by the world and consequently what it caused was an explosion of such magnitude that it divided the only continent of Kalimdor into three much smaller continents, much of the land mass was left. submerged in the sea so no civilization got away with this Cataclysm. After the explosion, there was still enough energy so that in the center of where the Well of Eternity was, what would be called from now on was created. the maelstrom. The elves after the explosion were dismayed by the magnitude of the disaster, most of their wonderful cities and especially their capital was destroyed on the spot and nothing was left of it, since the land where they were settled had irretrievably sunk into the sea.
Illidan, dismayed by the destruction of the Well of Eternity, decided to create a new one on the Top of Mount Hyjal where the night elves were currently trying to recover from their wounds. So he took three of the vials that he had saved with the water from the Well and poured them into the basin closest to the top. Thus, at this very moment, a new Well of Eternity was created, and consequently a new beacon to guide the hosts of the Burning Legion. His brother and the demigod Cenarius immediately realized the creation of the well and went to investigate, seeing Illidan's alienation at that time, Malfurion decided to lock his brother in a prison for his crimes committed by allying with Azshara and for his fledgling insanity that could cause even more damage.
Malfurion requested help from the Flights to destroy the well, but the damage was already irreparable. Three Flights interceded for the elves and decided that they had to act so that it did not become a new access to the world for the Burning Legion. They spoke with Cenarius and came to the conclusion that the well should serve to heal the shattered world and not to use it as an arcane focus, so each Flight gave a blessing to make the well a source of hope. The Red Flight delivered the seed of the destroyed G'Hanir World Tree by planting it in the center of the well, thus making a new World Tree grow, the Green Flight allowed any druid to access the Emerald Dream and finally the Bronze Flight established that the night elves would be immortal as long as the tree stood. Thus was born Nordrassil, Flame of Hope and Druidic Arts for Azeroth.
Meanwhile in the remains of the Kal'dorei capital, Azshara and the few faithful Highborne who survived under the sea protected by her magic contacted an entity that in exchange for their loyalty would give them the option of being able to live in the depths. from sea. The Highborne, desperate since there was no way to last long, accepted the deal and at that moment their physiognomy changed and the Naga race was born. The beauty that characterized her queen left her, and she became an abyssal creature that still no one in the outside world has seen her face.
The quel'dorei and the Fountain of the Sun
Dath'Remar, leader of the few Highborne who managed to reach Hyjal, was present along with Illidan in the creation of the new Well of Eternity. An event that filled him with hope as arcane magic as he knew it could survive the way he knew it. Dath'Remar asked Illidan if he could keep some of that power left in the vials himself, and Illidan entrusted him with two vials, seeing his imminent imprisonment.
Dath'Remar saw the interference of the Flights and made his blood boil with fury, the entire history of the kaldorei was based on the use of arcane magic and now due to an interference alien to them, the kaldorei themselves rejected it totally, embracing the arts. Druidic as a new way of life. In his outrage he instigated his fellow Highborne to reveal themselves and use arcane magic as they always had. This produced a collective rejection of any remaining Highborne in Kalimdor, and their anger caused them to summon a huge magical storm in Ashenvale and consequently, causing their exile from the lands of the Kaldorei.
The highborne, hereafter known as the quel'dorei, or high elves, saddened and in dire need of a nearby source of magic, built ships and set out to conquer the newly separated continent of the Eastern Kingdoms. They landed in the area that is now known as Tirisfal Glades, and at that very moment its leader Dath'Remar changed his surname to that of Sunwalker thus giving to understand their new condition, both cultural and physical. They decided to settle on the shore of the lake but a disturbing presence made them change their location, laying the foundations of their civilization further north, on the coast of the continent. When they decided on the exact site of their new city, Dath'Remar poured the two vials that Illidan had entrusted to him to create what the quel'dorei would call the Sun Fountain, and around it the city of Quel'Thalas, who would have as king his own Dath'remar Sunwalker.